Is there any harm in filing a design trademark before my standard character mark has been registered or refused?

Generally, the answer is no, like my colleagues answered, but you really should consult with an attorney experienced in "trademark prosecution"...

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What are my options regarding an Office Action on my Trademark Filing? Will I likely win a Trademark approval?

Your options are: 1) abandon the application. YOu could continue to use the mark without a registration but that is very dangerous if the owner...

What are my options regarding an Office Action on my Trademark Filing? Will I likely win a Trademark approval?

Your options are: 1) abandon the application. YOu could continue to use the mark without a registration but that is very dangerous if the owner...

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Trademark "scope of protection"

This is an extremely fact-specific question whose answer varies on the particular goods/services to which it applies, how many others USE that term...

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Trademark joint consent agreeements

As with all of these answers, the answer to your question depends upon a lot of facts. Generally, a consent agreement and consent to register...

Can my trademark be terminated?

Mr. Ballard has answered this question very completely with the limited information we have but I'll answer as follows. Briefly, the answer is...

Trademark Infringement

Mr. Ballard is correct - you should be careful about what you are revealing online here because how do you know that someone from GrinDR, or their...

I have a company that is registered as [Company Name Removed by Avvo].

I share the opinion of my colleagues above that 1) you are wise to be thinking about the availability of a mark on your proposed business BEFORE...

I trademarked my blog in 2010. Someone else uses similar name but was est. in 2007and has no TM. Can I claim TM infringement?

This is a supplement to my earlier answer on this post. In all fairness to Mr. Ballard, with whom I expressed some disagreement (and he responded...

I trademarked my blog in 2010. Someone else uses similar name but was est. in 2007and has no TM. Can I claim TM infringement?

The short answer is that the first USER of a mark has the prior rights in that mark or anything "confusingly similar," not the first registrant of...